Hair remover



Jan. 24, 1950 J. M. FIELD HAIR REMOVER Filed Oct. 25, "1948 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Jan. 24 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR REMovER Jacob M. Field, Brooklyn, N. Application October 25, l948, Serial No. 56.409

The subject matter of this invention is a functionally and structurally improved device particularly adapted to remove superfluous hair by applying and oscillating an exposed and fine abrasive sheet of a stack of such sheets along the skin surface of the user. The dominant object of the invention is realized in the provision of a preformed strap having means projectible through loose sheets of the stack and through a relatively resilient and flexible backing of such stack for eifectively holding the latter in close superimposed relation against the backing. Specifically the invention has as a further object to arrange superimposed sheets of a stack in such'manner that spaced slots thereof disposed along the side margins are in alinement with spaced gapsin the backing and to utilize connector means in the form of a preformed flexible and resilient strap having reduced parts constituting retaining loops for closely straddling the sides of the stack and backing and having means into the alined slots and gaps for interlocking with the pad constituted by the stack and backing to preclude longitudinal and vertical displacement of the pad relative to the connector and having offset terminal means to retain the strap interlocked with the pad. The invention has as another important object to maintain the stack flatwise relative to the backing even though the stack is reduced to the last sheet thereof in the provision of compression means adapted to be held tightly against the several sheets due to the outward thrust applied to the reach of the strap when the palm of the user is interposed between the backing and the reach which is disposed at the rear surface of the backing. objects and advantages will be hereinafter more particularly described in the following detailed specification considered in the light of the accompanying drawings wherein:

35 Other important 12 Claims. (Cl.51 -186) Fig. is a fragmentary elevational and front view of the hair remover.

Illustrative of the embodiment disclosed the hair remover according to my invention is broadly designated HR and is characterized by a pad P having a stack of superimposed and disassociated or disconnected sheets S and including a backing B to which these sheets are removably but closely held by the strap C.

- More specifically each of the sheets S has a rel- 'atively fine abrasive coating A conveniently adapted to be threaded Fig. l is a perspective view of the hair remover illustrating the strap closed and holding the stack of sheets appropriately fiatwise in respect tothe backing. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. l,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and showing-the strap opened nevertheless maintaining the stack against the backing.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary and broken rear vi'ewo'f Fig. l exhibiting one attenuated part of the strap threaded through the pad and with an offsetterminal thereof held flatwise and against the backing by the reach of the flexible and resilient strap,

adapted to remove hair from thebody of the user without injury to the skin and it will be observed that these sheets are provided with the alined slots l0 and alined slots I I along vertical margins for registering with spaced but similar and alined slots or gaps l2 and I3 interrupting the vertical or side margins of the backing B provided with a suitable outside felt coating F.

' Since the flexible abrasive sheets S are disconnected and free of each other and of the rigid but flexible backing B, the strapv C is utilized as a connector for holding these sheets in stack form flatwise and close together and to maintain the stack to the backing. To this end it is apparent that the strap C has a preformed bent shape and is preferably of a relatively thin flexible and resilient stock such as an appropriate plastic mae terial having attenuated ends generally denoted E bent to define embracing portions or webs l4 whichstraddle the sides of the pad constituted by sheets S and the backing B. These embracing portions or webs I4 are preshaped to be substantially normal to the reach R of the strap C.

Compressive portions l5 inwardly overhang the embracing portions l4 and are integral therewith and approximately'normal thereto and constitutea part of the ends E of the strap, serving to urge the stack of sheets against each other and against the backing. The reduced ends E of the strap further embody depending lips l6 threadable into and extend in part through alined slots HI and I2; and II and I3 of the stack and backing. These limbs l6 are disposed substantially parallel to the embracing portions or webs l4 and each integrally embodies an offset inwardly overhanging retaining lip L adapted to bear against the outside surface of the backing B and iuncti'on as means to facilitate threading of the respectivelimbs into the alinedior registering slots as ll and H! or H and 13 of the stack and backm r?v i A As illustrated the ends E of the preshaped strap Cjare reduced relative to the elongated reach R i s5 and'after the strapis preformed to take the shape substantially as that shown in Fig. 2, lips or terminals L are threaded through the alined slots of the pad and snap over the posterior face of the; backing B. Thus loops LP straddle the side mar gins of the stack and backing and each of these may be said to characterize an embracing portion M, a compression or gripping portion l5, and a limb l6 having an offset lip L. It follows that these loops lock the stack to the backing in a tight gripping relation.

Normally reach R, is in close superimposed relation with the posterior but inwardly projecting retaining lips L (Fig. 2) which are ofi'set or extend inwardly but laterally in respect to companion limbs it. In such relation the strap is closed or collapsed although maintaining the stack closely against the backing by reason of the retaining loops LP which as previously stated removably interlock with the pad P.

In operation the user projects the palm of one hand between the reach R. and the backing B. By such action the strap is opened or accurately flexed outwardly while the pad is also bowed out.- wardly but in an opposite direction (Fig. 4). Moreover the compressive or gripping portions are also urged more tightly against spaced outer surface portions of the foremost sheet of the stack, thus firmly holding the sheets together and fiatwise due to the outward thrust er -tension on the reach R applied by the palm of 11 1. user.

With the hair remover mounted on the palm as above alluded to, an oscillating motion thereof against the skin removes superfluous hair on the local areas mechanically processed by the ex posed .abrading surface of the foremost sheet. Obviously after such processing and pursuant to the removal of the strap from the palm, the reach R due to its own resiliency snaps back to its flat relation against the backing (Fig, 2).

By the present invention although the several sheets of the stack are disassociated or :discom nected from each other, each and every one thereof is maintained in a fiatwise relation and after the foremost sheet has been torn on after use the remaining sheets of the stack are likewise held fiatwise and close to the hacking in processing of the skin in part due to outward thrust applied by the palm to the reach which is provided with rounded and relief portions I] ad, jacent the reduced ends E. As an additional feature it is apparent that after all of the sheets of the stack is worn out, a new stack may be conveniently mounted on the backingby removing .or detaching the strap and substituting a new unused. stack followed by and again securing, that is, interlocking the strap with the new stack and original backing, as above explained.

Various changes may be made in details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof in herent therein.

I claim:

1. As a new article oi-man-ufiacture for removing hair, a backing provided with spaced gaps. a stack of superim osed abrading sheets discon nected from each other and having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps. a flexible and resilient strap comprising a reach movably disposed at the rear of said backing, and means to hold said stack to .saidhacking and carried by said reach and in part straddlin the sides of said stackand backing and in part interlocking with the walls of said slots and caps and embodying lip means interposed between said backing and reach.

2. As a new article of manufacture for removing hair, a relatively resilient and flexible backing provided with spaced gaps, a stack of closely superimposed abrading sheets disconnected from each other and having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, a flexible and resilient strap comprising an elongated reach movably disposed at the rear of said backing, and means to hold said stack to said backing and carried by said reach and in part straddling the sides of said stack and backing and in part interlocking with the walls of said slots and gaps and embodying lip means interposed between said backing and reach.

3. In combination, a backing provided with spaced gaps, a stack of sheets having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, and means for holding said stack to said backi comprisin a strap having spaced e aining members straddling portions of said backing and stack and in part threaded into and through said slots and gaps and in part disposed against said backing.

4. In Combination, a backing provided w th spaced gaps, a stack of superimposed sheets having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, and means for removably holding said stack to said backing comprising a strap having spaced retaining loops straddling portions of said backing and s a k and in Part threaded in o and through said slots and gaps and in part dispose agains sa d backing.

.5. In combination, a relatively ri d h ck ng provided Wi h spaced aps along s ac d side m gins thereof, a stack of she ts h vi g egisterms and spaced slots along side margins thereof and in alinement with said gaps, and means for hold ng said s ack to said backing com rising a :fiexible and resilient str p h vin pace retaining loops straddling portions of said back= ing and stack and in part threaded into and through said slots and gaps and including offset terminal means in part disposed against said backing.

.6. As a new articl of manufacture, a back ng provided with spaced gaps, a stack of sheet having regis ering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, a strap embodying a reach, disposed at the rear of said backing and including ends comprising embracing Portion straddling the sides of said backing and stack, compressive portions integral with said embracing portions for urging said stack against said backing, limbs integral with said embracin ortions a d o fset r at v ly thereto and disposed within said slots and gaps, and .lips integral with and on et relatively to said limbs and interposed between said hacking and reach.

7;. As a new article of manufacture, a relatively flexible backing provided with spaced gaps, a stack of superimposed sheets having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, a flexible and resilient strap embodying a reach disposed at the rear of said backing and including end-s comprising embracing portions pfiset relatively thereto and straddling the sides of said backing and sta k, comp essiv po t ons in g al with and inwardly o erhanging said embracing ortions ,for urging said stack again t said backing,limbs integral with said embracing portions and offset relatively thereto and disposed Within said slots and gaps, and lips integral with and offset relatively to said limbs and interposed between said backing and reach.

8. As a new article of manufacture for removing hair, a backing provided with spaced gaps, a stack of abrasive carrying sheets having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, a flexible and resilient strap embodying a reach disposed at the rear of said backing and including ends comprising embracing portions off-set relatively thereto and straddling the sides of said backing and stack, compressive portions integral with and inwardly overhanging said embracing portions for urging said stack against said backing, limbs integral with said embracing portions and substantially normal thereto and removably disposed within said slots and gaps, and lips integral with and offset relatively to said limbs and interposed between said backing and reach.

9. As a new article of manufacture for removing hair, a backing provided with spaced gaps, a stack of abrasive carrying sheets having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, a flexible and resilient strap embodying a relatively elongated reach disposed at the rear of said backing and including reduced ends comprising embracing portions straddling the sides of said backing and-stack, compressive portions integral with and inwardly overhanging said embracing portions for abutting said stack to urge the latter against said backing, depending limbs integral with said embracing portions ofiset relatively thereto and disposed within said slots and gaps, and terminal retaining lips integral with *Wishd offset relatively to said limbs and interposed between said backing and reach.

10. As a new article of manufacture for removing hair, a backing provided with spaced gaps, a stack of abrading sheets having registering and spaced slots in alinement with said gaps, a strap having a reach disposed in part at the rear of said backing, and loop means at the ends of said strap for straddling said stack and backing having means for holding said stack to said backing and including means removably insertable into said slots and gaps.

11. A flexible one piece strap for embracing and holding together a stack of sheets having spaced slots; comprising, a relatively wide reach adapted to :be arranged at the rear of said stack, embracing portions extending downwardly and away from the ends of said reach for closely straddling the sides of said stack, compressive portions offset relative to and inwardly underhanging said embracing portions for engaging spaced side margin-s of the foremost sheet of said stack, limbs extending from said compressive portions towards said reach and offset relatively thereto and adapted to be threaded into said slots, and lips offset from said limbs and extending in a direction away from said embracing portions and adapted to be threaded into said slots in advance of said limbs for arranging thereof at the rear of said stack.

12. A flexible one piece strap for embracing and holding together a stack of sheets having spaced slots; comprising, a relatively wide reach adapted to be arranged at the rear of said stack, embracing portions extending downwardly and away from the ends of said reach for closely straddling the sides of said stack, compressive portions spaced from said reach and offset relative to and inwardly underhanging said embracing portions for engaging spaced side margins of the foremost sheet of said stack, limbs spaced from said embracing portions and extending from said compressive portions towards said reach and offset relatively thereto and adapted to be threaded into said slots, and lips offset from said limbs and extending in a direction away from said embracing portions and adapted to be threaded into said slots in advance of said limbs for arranging thereof at the rear of said stack.

JACOB M. FIELD.

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